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by Boruch Sholom Wolf

Tragedies involving young matriarchs or patriarchs in these days are thank G-D few and far between. The latest data indicates that the average lifespan has recently increased to record highs. We all enjoy immortal lives knowing that the odds of sudden death are virtually nil.

Op-Ed: The 5% Initiative

by Boruch Sholom Wolf

Tragedies involving young matriarchs or patriarchs in these days are thank G-D few and far between. The latest data indicates that the average lifespan has recently increased to record highs. We all enjoy immortal lives knowing that the odds of sudden death are virtually nil.

General
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New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Lawyers for the Gaboim filed papers in state appeals court this past Friday, appealing the previous verdict, which was handed down in June, where the court ordered the Gaboim to turn the premises of 770 and 784-788 Eastern Parkway over to Aguch and Merkos.

Gaboim Appeal 770 Verdict in New Court Papers

Lawyers for the Gaboim filed papers in state appeals court this past Friday, appealing the previous verdict, which was handed down in June, where the court ordered the Gaboim to turn the premises of 770 and 784-788 Eastern Parkway over to Aguch and Merkos.

Communal Matters
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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Pessy Matusof OBM wife of the late Rabbi Shlomo Matusof OBM, who served as a Shliach to Morocco.

Mrs. Matusof is survived by her children, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (Toulouse, France), Rabbi Yehudah Leib (Cannes, France), Rabbi Eliyahu (Crown Height)s, Rabbi Yona (Madison, WI), Rabbi Reuven (Paris, France), Rabbi Shmaryahu (Brunoy, France), Mrs. Baila Polotinsky (New Jersey), Rabbi Menachem Mendel (Alberta, Canada), and Mrs. Aidla Nemanov (Crown Heights).

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Pessy Matusof OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Pessy Matusof OBM wife of the late Rabbi Shlomo Matusof OBM, who served as a Shliach to Morocco.

Mrs. Matusof is survived by her children, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (Toulouse, France), Rabbi Yehudah Leib (Cannes, France), Rabbi Eliyahu (Crown Height)s, Rabbi Yona (Madison, WI), Rabbi Reuven (Paris, France), Rabbi Shmaryahu (Brunoy, France), Mrs. Baila Polotinsky (New Jersey), Rabbi Menachem Mendel (Alberta, Canada), and Mrs. Aidla Nemanov (Crown Heights).

Notices
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Transcripts on ’73 War, Now Public, Grip Israel

The New York Times

JERUSALEM — For many Israelis, the 1973 Arab-Israeli war was their single most terrifying moment, when a woefully unprepared nation, deluded into believing that its neighbors regarded it as impregnable, suffered a devastating attack and struggled back to victory at enormous cost with last-minute American help.

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“Hashem Loves you More than Me”

In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: We are presenting a short video clip from ‘Sunday Dollars’ on the 13 Teves, 5751. In this clip we see Rabbi Herbert (Chaim Zev) Bumzr introduce to the Rebbe an acquaintance of his. The Rebbe turns to Rabbi Bumzr and says, “ Explain to him that he is more beloved by G-d than you and me.” From the weekly video magazine, ‘Living Torah’. Courtesy of JEM.

Videos

Israeli Campus Paradox: More Jews, Less Shabbos

By R. C. Berman for Lubavitch.com

At Tel Aviv University, future doctor Jordana Hikri was experiencing a classic Israeli paradox. Hikri spent her undergraduate years at Dartmouth, where the Jewish student population barely fills two school buses. Yet Jewish life on campus was active, and her calendar was booked with Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, and Jewish events. In Tel Aviv, Friday night is for clubbing.

Shlichus
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